Monte Carlo simulation of 6-MV dynamic wave VMAT deliveries by Vero4DRT linear accelerator using EGSnrc moving sources.

Monte Carlo simulation of 6-MV dynamic wave VMAT deliveries by Vero4DRT linear accelerator using EGSnrc moving sources. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Nov 21;: Authors: Rostamzadeh M, Ishihara Y, Nakamura M, Popescu IA, Mestrovic A, Gete E, Fedrigo R, Bergman AM Abstract The commissioning and benchmark of a Monte Carlo (MC) model of the 6-MV Brainlab-Mitsubishi Vero4DRT linear accelerator for the purpose of quality assurance of clinical dynamic wave arc (DWA) treatment plans is reported. Open-source MC applications based on EGSnrc particle transport codes are used to simulate the medical linear accelerator head components. Complex radiotherapy irradiations can be simulated in a single MC run using a shared library format combined with BEAMnrc "source20." Electron energy tuning is achieved by comparing measured vs simulated percentage depth doses (PDDs) for MLC-defined field sizes in a water phantom. Electron spot size tuning is achieved by comparing measured and simulated inplane and crossplane beam profiles. DWA treatment plans generated from RayStation (RaySearch) treatment planning system (TPS) are simulated on voxelized (2.5 mm3 ) patient CT datasets. Planning target volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OAR) dose-volume histograms (DVHs) are compared to TPS-calculated doses for clinically deliverable dynamic volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) trajectories. MC simulations with an electron beam energy of 5.9 MeV and spot size FWHM o...
Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - Category: Physics Authors: Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research